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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPH FILSINGER IR, OF'ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOSE-BRIDGE WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 715,567, dated December9, 1902.

Application filed July 22 1902. Serial No. 116,561. (No model.)

To all whom zit may concern.-

Beit known that I, RUDOLPH FILSINGER, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny,and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hose-Bridge Wagons, of which the following is aspecification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inhose-bridge wagons, and has for its object to provide a hose-bridgewhich may be readily applied to street-car rails and easily removed fromthe same.

Another object of my invention is to provide a hose-bridge wherein ahose is protected from the wheels of a car and means whereby thehose-bridge may be carried and placed in position.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a hose-bridge whichwill be extremely simple in construction, strong, durable, comparativelyinexpensive to manufacture, and highly efficient in its operation andone wherein novel means is provided for supporting and carrying thehose-bridge when the same is to be used.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts tobehereinafter more fully described, and

specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is bad to theaccompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification,and wherein like numerals ofreference indicate like parts throughout the several views,in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of one-half of my improved hose-bridge.Fig. '2 is a plan view of the hose-bridge, showing the parts assembled.Fig. 3 is an end view of' the hosebridge wagon employed to transport thesame. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of thehose-bridge-carrying wagon.

In the drawings the reference-numeral 1 indicates the side of one of myimproved bridges, which carries an upwardly-extending portion 2, uponwhich ride the wheels of the car in passing over the same.

The reference-numeral 3 indicates an inwardly-extending flange whichseats upon the street-railway, said flange being bent downwardly, asindicated at 4:, and fitting upon the inside flange of the car-tracks.The portion 2 has a series of apertures 5 formed therein for thereception of the hose, and the refer- The reference-numeral 9 indicatesan out wardly-extending flange formed integral with the inner side ofthe hose-bridge, and secured to said flanges are the bifurcated ends 10,car ried by the link-rod 11. This rod is hinged or linked, as indicatedat 12, thus allowing the hose-bridge to fold when the spacers '7 havebeen removed, thus providing means whereby the hose-bridge may be foldedand easily moved.

The reference numeral 14: indicates the body portion of a wagon which issuitably constructed to carry my improved hose-bridge, said wagoncarrying means whereby the hosebridge may be raised and lowered andtransported from one place to another.

The reference-numeral 15 indicates the axle carrying the wheels 16 and17, and upon this axle is supported the body portion of the wagomsaidbody portion extending the length of the wagon and carrying the I-beams18 and 19, upon which at each end of the wagon is secured the braces 20.These braces carry collars 21, through which passes the screwthreadedstem 22, carrying the wheel 23 for operating the same. Thisscrew-threaded stem 22 passes downwardly through the brace 20 and isscrewthreaded in an aperture formed in a bolster 24:. This bolstercarries the chains 25 and 26 upon its outer end, said chains havingtheir lower ends secured to a pin carried upon the inner side of thehosebridge.

The reference-numeral'27indicates a spacer carrying the beveled sides 28and 29, this spacer being secured to the body portion of the vehicle, asindicated" at 30 and 31. Se-

cured to the under side of the beams 1, adjacent the front trucks,is thebrace 14, to which a spacer 27 is secured.

indicates a transverse beam arranged a little in the rear of the brace14: and in which the screw-shaft 22 is mounted, said shaft operating thebolster 24., to which a pair of chainsis attached in amanner similar tothose arranged at the rear of the wagon.

The operation of my improved hose-bridge and hose-bridge wagon is asfollows: In case of fire my improved hose-bridge is carried to the sceneby means of the wagon, the hosebridge being carried and secured to theunder side of the vehicle by means of the chains 25 and 26, which inturn are secured to the bolster 24, which is raised and lowered by thescrew-threaded stem 22. Upon reaching the scene of the fire the wagon ispulled directly over the track and by turning the wheel 23 the bolsteris lowered, thus allowing the hosebridge to be seated upon thestreet-car track. lhe object of the spreaders carried by the bodyportion of the wagon is to spread the hose-bridge outwardly and thusseat the same in a proper position upon the track. The hose-bridgehaving been lowered, the chains are disengaged from the pins carried bythe hose-bridge and the wagon is removed from the track, thus allowingand permitting the insertion or passage of the hose within the apertures5.

While Ihave shown the most practical form of my invention, it will beobvious that various changes may be made in the details of constructionwithout departing from the general body thereof adapted for engagementwith a hose-bridge, means for raising and lowering said bridge and aconnection between the bridge and said means.

3. A device of the type set forth consisting of a vehicle having aspacer on the under side of its body, beveled sides on the spacer forengagement with a hose-bridge, braces on the vehicle-body, ascrew-threaded stem carrying a bolster on its lower end engaging throughsaid brace, and chains secured to the bolster and removably secured tosaid bridge.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

RUDOLPH FILSINGER, JR.

Witnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, E. E. POTTER.

